Published May 2011 | Version v1
Journal article

Thermal conductivity of ZnO nanowires

  • 1. Quantum-Functional Semiconductor Research Center, Dongguk University, Seoul(Korea, Republic of)
  • 2. AS RU, Heat Physics Department, Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
  • 3. Institute of Heat and Mass Transfer, Brouki, Minsk (Belarus)

Description

The thermal conductivity of ZnO nanowires (NWs) was determined from the thermal conductivity measurement of ZnO NWs/PMMA composite in the temperature range of 30-300 K. The thermal conductivity of ZnO NWs at room temperature is approximately 2 times lower than that of bulk ZnO. The results of this study show that the thermal conductivity of ZnO NWs is mainly determined by the scattering of phonons on the defects, as well as by the increased phonon-surface boundary scattering. These results could be useful for a design of ZnO nanowires-based devices. (authors).

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Uzbekiston Fizika Zhurnali
Journal Volume
13
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 180-184
ISSN
1025-8817

Optional Information

Notes
21 refs., 3 figs.; 1 tab.